hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
you; (arch.) your residence
gem; jewel; precious stone
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 seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
countenance; features; looks
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
mysterious thief; phantom thief
is that so?; I see; right; oh