water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
elevated (structure); overhead
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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.
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on