department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japan's best; number one in Japan
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
eighth month of the lunar calendar
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally