hello; good day; good afternoon
friend; affection (for siblings)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bento; Japanese box lunch
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.
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
(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
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend