to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
story; tale; talk; discussion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
honorific/polite/humble prefix
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be transparent; to show through
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise