oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
then; well; so; well then
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so