emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
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
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
when; at what moment; what time
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's the way it is; such is life
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)