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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
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
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
suffix for familiar person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
shopping; purchased goods
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be needed; to be wanted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey