pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
living thing; living creature; animal; life
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
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 birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
drought; long spell of dry weather
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
eating; bite (in fishing)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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 hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh