to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ancient time; age of the gods
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
honorific/polite/humble prefix
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
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.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...