true state; actual condition; reality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
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
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(police) detective; criminal matter
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
murder; homicide; manslaughter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
in that way; thus; so; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to make your acquaintance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing