somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to paint (draw) a picture
key animator; lead animator
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most