always; all the time; never; usual; regular
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
rather; better; instead; if anything
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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.
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic