a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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 leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
company; corporation; workplace
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
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 continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work