department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
suffix for familiar person
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
matching clothing worn by couples
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); one move
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
two persons; two people; pair; couple
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed