drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give