loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
because of; owing to; due to
physical condition; state of health; shape
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
3rd day of the month; three days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through