in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have a talk; to tell a story
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together