to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
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 turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
than; from; out of; except; but; more
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then