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
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
while; during; while; although; all; both
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force or indicates command
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
older brother; elder brother
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o