sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
the Alps; range of high mountains
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
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.
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
your home; your family; their home; (my) home