to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
suffix for familiar person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
occurrence; happening; incident; event
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
how; in what way; how about
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?