assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
indeed; really; truly; very much
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly