hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
about; on; regarding; per; for every
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to stray from; to get lost
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
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 substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already