this occasion; at this time; now
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
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in respect of; in regards to; as for
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
silence; stillness; quietness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
utmost limits; extremity; limit
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining