pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of Obon)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
please (give me); please (do for me)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
elegance; taste; refinement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that