by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
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
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
one-by-one; separately; in detail
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; like this; in this way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)