air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
autumn, season of good appetite
new menu item; new dish on a menu
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
autumn, the best season for reading
autumn, the best season for doing sports
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
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.
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...