class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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 keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis