this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
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.
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(some) more; even more; longer; further
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
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)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")