box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
existence; being; presence
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh