honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's house; one's home; one's family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
on the occasion of; at the time of
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the West; the Occident; Western countries
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)