lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work