pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
until now; so far; up to the present
how many people; a number of people
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pierce through; to break through
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to