suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be silent; to say nothing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
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.
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made