Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
famous sword; excellent sword
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to scatter like beads; to fly off in droplets (e.g. sweat, water); to sparkle; to gleam brilliantly (esp. of a sword blade)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
special program; special programme
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
again; once again; yet again
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate