thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
suffix for familiar person
beginning; outset; first; onset
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
God bless me!; Good heavens!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)