eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this world; this life; world of the living
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to have a reason; to have an excuse
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's