サマ
Meanings
Suffix
Honorific
1. Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms
after a person's name, position, etc.
Thank you, Goddess of Water.
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お or ご
Noun
3. state; situation; appearance; manner
Pitch accent
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Top 17700
Used in vocabulary (101 in total)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
uncle; old man; mister
princess; daughter of a nobleman
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
(another's) child; child; kid
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
other people; others
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
everyone
you (singular)
immediately; promptly
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
older sister; elder sister
elder brother; older brother; another's elder brother; older man of higher status
older brother
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(a) Buddha; deceased person
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; young woman; paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
regular customer; valued client
regular customer; valued client
apologies for the crude food
grandfather; old man; elderly man
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
young master; son of a high-ranking person
doctor; physician
care of; c/o
care of; c/o
the Sun
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to one's heart's content
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
lady of the house
world; society; people; the public
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
wickedness; sideways; unreasonable
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
prince; princess
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
monk; priest; boy
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
thunder; god of thunder
the other party
living god; saintly person
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
the sun; providence; god
headlong; head over heels
immediately; promptly
thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ...
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
daughter (of a good family)
many ways; various methods
Manjusri (bodhisattva)
how many people
the emperor
good-looking guy; handsome man
entitled parent
outsiders; another person; other people; third party
another's wife; another's daughter
nobleman; noblewoman; lord; master; dignitary
Examples (33 in total)
A love letter from Gray?
Brad Pitt is an actor.
Who do you think you are?