to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
reopening; resumption; restarting
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
pupil; disciple; follower
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suffix for familiar person
ill will; malice; evil intent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at least; at most; (even) just
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
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
how; in what way; how about
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
besides; in addition; also; moreover
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...