proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
it's been a long time; long time no see
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
like this; this sort; this way
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
very young; little; childish; immature
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
older brother; elder brother
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall