honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting