indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
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.
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; the present time; just now; another; more
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?