ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
nightlife districts; drinking districts
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
gem; jewel; precious stone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
how; in what way; how about
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become