well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
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
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
company president; manager; director
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
serious; not joking; straight
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis