hello; good day; good afternoon
friend; affection (for siblings)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
already; now; no longer; not any more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(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
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
right in the middle (of); midst; height