shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
shellfish; seashell; shell
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
complete; whole; perfect; safe
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis