at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
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
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to concern; to be related
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
alone; by oneself; on one's own
novel; original; new; innovative
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
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
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
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
step; stride; counter for steps
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)