honorific/polite/humble prefix
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in person; personally; directly
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to have a long life; to live a long time
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
going west; heading westward
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
why; how; for what reason
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...