prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to concern; to be related
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this world; this life; world of the living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp