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
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suffix for familiar person
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
serious; not joking; straight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as