corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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.
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
government service; the bureaucracy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
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)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
lagoon; inlet; creek; tidal beach; tidal flat
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tail (animal); tail end; tip
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing