honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself