indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
suffix for familiar person
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
then; well; so; well then
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker