large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square