indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
business office; place of business
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for