honorific/polite/humble prefix
celebration; auspicious occasion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
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 celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
town; city; municipal; urban
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
third day of the month; three days
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in that way; thus; so; so?
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
time; hour; period; class