finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that's the way it is; such is life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
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
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!