slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in that way; thus; so; so?
poor physical health; bad shape
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
myself; yourself; I; me; you
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case