-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
reaction; response; reaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)