employer's house; master's house
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change (one's clothes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
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 carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
willpower; energy; vitality
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago