indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this occasion; at this time; now
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive