weather forecast; weather report
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.
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
discovery; detection; finding
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
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
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
employer's house; master's house
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest