honorific/polite/humble prefix
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the other day; a few days ago
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
all; entire; whole; altogether
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to feel depressed; to be down
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
adds force or indicates command