honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
villainess; antagonist young lady
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
now; the present time; just now; another; more
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
on sale; available (to buy)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside