secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
moment by moment; hour by hour
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
moment by moment; hour by hour
still; as yet; as it has been
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
substitution; replacement; shifting; change