ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
honorific/polite/humble prefix
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
environment; circumstance
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
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 ...
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.
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial