that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
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
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
arm; skill; efforts; ability
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds force or indicates command
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
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
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix