the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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 put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
please (give me); please (do for me)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow