thousand years; very long period; forever
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
looking pale; looking unwell
adds force or indicates command
bank; banking institution
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
time; hour; period; class
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen