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
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition