ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
suffix for familiar person
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
homeroom; form room; form class
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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 put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
matcha; powdered green tea