you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
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
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to repeat; to do something over again
sublime; noble; high-minded
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter