no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
adds force or indicates command
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
setting on fire; setting afire
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the principle of the thing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo