but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
imagination; supposition; guess
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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.
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)
woman; female; feminine gender
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to look forward to something
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in that way; thus; so; so?