babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
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 return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
please (give me); please (do for me)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suffix for familiar person
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work