honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
match; game; bout; contest
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
senior high school; high school