honorific/polite/humble prefix
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that's the way it is; such is life
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
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
adds force or indicates command
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how; in what way; how about
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be surprised; to be astonished
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
invisibly; secretly; privately
to serve; to work for; to attend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
while; during; while; although; all; both
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up