I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shoji (paper sliding door)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
regret; repentance; remorse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
heart; guts; nerve; central part
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)