far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
track number; platform number; wire gauge
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
inside; interior; inner part
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that day; the very same day