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 come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
suffix for familiar person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to get between; to be caught in
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.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well