sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
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)
instead; but (on the other hand)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
prohibition; inhibition; ban
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
tradition; legend; folklore