new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
until now; so far; up to the present
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
home delivery (of food); outside catering
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that