woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
death; decease; passing away
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to continue to do; to persist in doing
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic