サマ
Meanings
Suffix
Honorific
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
after a person's name (or position, etc.)
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-
Noun
3. state; situation; appearance; manner
Pitch accent
Top 17000
Used in vocabulary (90 in total)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
other people; others
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
immediately; promptly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
everyone
a Buddha; deceased person
older brother
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
regular customer; valued client
regular customer; valued client
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
God; god; ace; king; superior person
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
young master; son of a high-ranking person
the Sun
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to one's heart's content
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
lady of the house
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
apologies for the crude food
that's too bad; too bad for you!
world; society
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
prince; princess
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
monk; priest; boy
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
thunder; god of thunder
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
the other party
the sun; providence; god
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
living god; saintly person
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
immediately; promptly
headlong; head over heels
daughter (of a good family)
thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ...
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
many ways; various methods
how many people
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
Manjusri (bodhisattva)
the emperor
paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)
parent who behaves like everyone owes them
another's wife; another's daughter
lord; master
Examples (12 in total)
A love letter from Gray?
Brad Pitt is an actor.
Who do you think you are?