person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
student (esp. a university student)
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
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
suffix for familiar person
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
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 dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to surround; to crowd around
audience; spectator; spectators