honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
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
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one's family; family member
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen