prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
art of self-defense (defence)
general idea; concept; notion
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
honorific/polite/humble prefix
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity