time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
business trip; official trip
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva