one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
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 badger; to pester; to beg
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for