to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
insolent fellow; rude fellow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
everything; anything; nothing
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
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.
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what do you want?; can I help you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
such; like that; that sort of; very