indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
material; materials; data; information; documents
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in order; sequential; seriatim
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
all; entire; whole; altogether
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)