be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in that way; thus; so; so?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
three; three years of age
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper