ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
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
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
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 approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(some) more; even more; longer; further
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
originally; by nature; from the start
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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.)