-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be conspicuous; to stand out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
stupid brat; son of a bitch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
(licensed) red light district
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture