selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
older brother and younger sister
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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 dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
furnishings; implements; equipment
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name