thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
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
order; command; directions; instructions
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
in that way; thus; so; so?
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it's been a long time; long time no see
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
(someone else's) daughter
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
letter; missive; note; mail