wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
white stone; white (go pieces)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)