to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute