may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
honorific/polite/humble prefix
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
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.
suffix for familiar person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that's the way it is; such is life
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise