as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to cease; to stop; to be over
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more