prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
family; members of a family
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
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious