clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
honorific/polite/humble prefix
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
graduation ceremony; commencement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
understood; I see; OK; present; here
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
older sister; elder sister
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance