honorific/polite/humble prefix
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
gathering clouds; group of clouds
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
clear fall (weather); clear autumn
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting