that day; the very same day
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
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
base (military, expedition, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
mail; postal matter; postal item
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
while being out of the office or away from home
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
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 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
dispersing; breaking up; running away
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality