to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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 be able (to); to be possible (to)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
individual; one by one; separate; each
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be needed; to be wanted
picking; collecting; harvesting
time; hour; period; class
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?