indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
please (give me); please (do for me)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
serious; not joking; straight
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
name; given name; first name
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice