sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
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.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances