hello; good day; good afternoon
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
suffix for familiar person
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sickroom; hospital room; ward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me