China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
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 dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof