distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
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
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to mix; to stir; to blend
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
so; to such an extent; such
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
suffix for familiar person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...