to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
arm; skill; efforts; ability
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)