elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
participation; joining; entry; adherence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
indicate reason; infers some protest
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
family; members of a family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(present) head of a family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question