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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be worried; to be troubled
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lately; recently; nowadays
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Hayashiya Pe- (1941.11.29-)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light