thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be silent; to say nothing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun