one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
story; tale; talk; discussion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to say; to be called; to do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
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 begin purchasing; to purchase
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
title; index; heading; headline; caption
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis