shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court 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
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 (i.e. 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
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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