entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
story; tale; talk; discussion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
suffix for familiar person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
god of death; death deity; Death
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing