please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
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.
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
samurai; warrior; military 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
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
standard; set; routine; decided
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase