now; the present time; just now; another; more
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
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.
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
reason; cause; circumstances
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to run away; to escape safely
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...