aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
selection; choice; option
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
don't you think?; indicates question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
young master; son of a high-ranking person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately