honorific/polite/humble prefix
just past noon; afternoon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in that way; thus; so; so?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in this way; thus; such; uh...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while