kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
tail (animal); tail end; tip
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
neighbourhood; neighborhood
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one day; (on) a certain day
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
number one; first; best; most; game; round
adds force or indicates command
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
way; method; means; resource; course
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...