loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
third 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