indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
afterlife; realm of the dead
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
small restaurant; eating house
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
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.)