aquarium (building); oceanarium
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
by means of; due to; because of; according to
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
white stone; white (go pieces)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds