tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
honorific/polite/humble prefix
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
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.
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
close; intimate; on good terms
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need