full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
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.
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
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
private tutor; coach; governess
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wherein; therein; thereinto
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)