bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weather; fair weather; fine weather
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
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.
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
people; citizens; subjects; folk
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy