ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bathing; going in the bath
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword