funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
young person; youth; young
to unfold; to unroll; to open
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
planning; project; plan; design
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
tradition; legend; folklore
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.
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
suffix for familiar person
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
understood; I see; OK; present; here
sorry; excuse me; thank you
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
older sister; lass; young lady