honorific/polite/humble prefix
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
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 look around; to survey
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
president and chief executive officer
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
chilly; unpleasantly cold
February; second month of the lunar calendar
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")