Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
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.
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
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.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout