time; hour; period; class
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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 stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come