indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
suffix for familiar person
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
early on; earlier on; from early
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...