wet nurse; nursing mother
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
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
royal capital; imperial capital
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 stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
one's own child; one's own children
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
of course; certainly; naturally
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become