honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
reason; cause; circumstances
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
directly; in person; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cotton cloth; cotton material
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become possible; to become able to (do)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to bring up under one's personal care
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to seek a path; to find one's way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...