longevity celebration; old age anniversary
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
percent; per cent; percentage
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
drop (e.g. of water); drip
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout