the other day; a few days ago
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
adds force or indicates command
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
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.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
suffix for familiar person
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)