today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
servant; manservant; menial
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
God; god; ace; king; superior person