room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
because of; owing to; due to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
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
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
company president; manager; director
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to take over; to hand over
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention