to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)