small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
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
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in comparison to; rather than
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
retainer; retinue; servant
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to