how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force or indicates command
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
forcibly; against one's will
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.)
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
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous