indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
name; given name; first name
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft