adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to pass (of time); to elapse
border (between countries); national border
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
rood (measure of land area)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination