inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
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
adds force or indicates command
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute