hello; good day; good afternoon
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
physical condition; state of health; shape
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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.
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
now; the present time; just now; another; more
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine