to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
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
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
large amount of money; great cost
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
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...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first match (in a series)
war; battle; match; game; competition
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
continuation; succession; series
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pick up; to find; to gather
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to feel; to sense; to experience
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
now; the present time; just now; another; more
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very