indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
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")
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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 end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
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.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
life; living; I; me; student
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
don't you think?; indicates question
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor