honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be silent; to say nothing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to serve; to work for; to attend
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in this way; thus; such; uh...
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
than; other than; except; but
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
so; to such an extent; such
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation