pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
drama; play; powerful drug
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
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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 pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
older sister; lass; young lady
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hello; good day; good afternoon
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah