indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
departure; leaving; setting off
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
police officer; policeman; policewoman
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
offender; criminal; culprit
discovery; detection; finding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
meaning; significance; sense
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping