ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
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
too much; excessively; too
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
reason; cause; circumstances
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
now; the present time; just now; another; more
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)