personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
by myself; in person; by oneself
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
home; household; family; hearth
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing