he; she; that person; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
favorite; favourite; habitually used
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
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 buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment