too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
suffix for familiar person
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
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
commander; general; leader
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?