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
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 break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look upwards; to look up
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to make a speech; to address
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
honorific/polite/humble prefix
caller; visitor; company; guest
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah