indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
suffix for familiar person
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember