honorific/polite/humble prefix
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in person; personally; directly
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to have a long life; to live a long time
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
going west; heading westward
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...