too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be reminded of; to call to mind
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(social) position; status
suffix for familiar person
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
originally; by nature; from the start
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible