it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
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 send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur