where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
selection; choice; option
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of