water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
instant; moment; for an instant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
imagination; supposition; guess