key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to feel; to sense; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole