all present; all concerned; all of us
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
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
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
land shark; land speculator
vice; immorality; corruption
debt collection; debt collector
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
family; members of a family
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
this place; where one comes from; here
source of revenue; financial supporter
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments