indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Japanese witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
suffix for familiar person
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
morning training (e.g. before school)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?