at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it is I who should say so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to order; to command; to appoint
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
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, 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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
aggression; invasion; raid