prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
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
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
highway route (Edo period); main route
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
just managing; with great difficulty
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to approach; to draw near
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one's house; one's home; one's family