year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
electrically powered; electric
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
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.
occupation; calling; livelihood
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
suffix for familiar person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
seeming very ...; just like ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
bike-race (betting) ticket
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till