ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
please (give me); please (do for me)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
death penalty; capital punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
failure; mistake; blunder
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for