kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
way; course; the only way
troublesome; annoying; complicated
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship