Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
suffix for familiar person
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hot spring district (within a town)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour