honorific/polite/humble prefix
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
all present; all concerned; all of us
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
main force; chief object; mainline
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use