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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
considerably; fairly; quite
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
last night; yesterday evening
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
selection; choice; option
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fetish; passion; enthusiasm