somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
festival; feast; carnival
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
suffix for familiar person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in this way; thus; such; uh...
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
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 ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
people; men and women; each person; everybody
God; god; ace; king; superior person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!