to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any