to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be silent; to say nothing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes 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.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to not take seriously; to take lightly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tradition; legend; folklore
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!