water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to feel; to sense; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sunlight; rays of the Sun
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")