wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
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.
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
regulation cap; school cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
quick bath; quick shower; quick dip (e.g. in the sea)