(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.
imagination; supposition; guess
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
longed-for; anxiously awaited
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)