to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
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
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
how; in what way; how about
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
article; news story; report; account
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very