to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
together with; same; both; all; including ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (arch.) pit; (arch.) hole
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
already; now; no longer; not any more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
command; order; request; order (for an item)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
door; gate; opening; title page
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator