mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
university student; college student
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
father; dad; husband; you; he
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the morning; during the morning
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what time; (lit.) which hour
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
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
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)