spring water; clear (pure) water
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
failure; mistake; blunder
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis