how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suffix for familiar person
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
in that way; thus; so; so?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless