four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
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
button (clothing); push-button
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
three; three years of age
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
arrest; apprehension; capture
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)