alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sorry; excuse me; thank you
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
ago; since; before; previous
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
it's been a long time; long time no see
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
section manager; section chief