good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
my husband; one's family; family member
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in this way; thus; such; uh...
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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 transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
custom; habit; customary practice
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
thousand years; very long period; forever
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence