doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of