now; soon; already; yet; further; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
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
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)