honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be needed; to be wanted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
castle tower; keep; donjon
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
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
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very