Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
telephone call; telephone (device)
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
when; how soon; how long until
deposit; payment; money received; money due
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
master; teacher; stable master
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
pardon me for leaving (first)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh