to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy