honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
all; entire; whole; altogether
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
moron; idiot; stupid person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be silent; to say nothing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days