second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feelings; thoughts; meaning
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.
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
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
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
older brother; elder brother
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dictation; verbal statement
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre