wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
while; during; while; although; all; both
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
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
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
please (give me); please (do for me)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then