indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless 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.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
district acting shugo (in the Muromachi period); deputy military governor (of a district); district magistrate (in the Edo period)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(someone else's) parents; both parents
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light