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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
height (of body); stature
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well