a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
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?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nine; team; players on a team; no
then; well; so; well then
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry