ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in