bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
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
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
leader; guide; mentor; coach
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK