Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
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
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
shoji (paper sliding door)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
two equal rivals; (lit.) two tigers
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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
every person; each one; everybody
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
suffix for familiar person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!