honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
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 intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
night watch; night watchman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
family; members of a family
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
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
punishment; judgement; judgment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also