bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
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
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
height (of body); stature
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
very; extremely; excessively
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
besides; in addition; also; moreover
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beyond this point; from now on; after this
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed