force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
why; how; for what reason
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to