lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
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
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon