what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
name; given name; first name
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be silent; to say nothing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to invite in; to show someone in
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty