suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
finish; completion; the end
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
righteousness; justice; right
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
in that way; thus; so; so?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
un-; non-; negative prefix
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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.
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have an idea; to have a clue
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
existence; possession; having; limited company
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together; at the same time; same; identical