to pass (of time); to elapse
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
name; given name; first name
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first part of a poem or verse
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
image; figure; figure; form; image
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as