honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the six realms (Deva realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Naraka realm)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
not caring; not giving a damn
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; like that; that sort of
pointing out; identification
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper