early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this world; this life; world of the living
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might