koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
Island; insula; island; islet
senior high school; high school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
board chairman; managing director; chief director
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some kind of; for some reason
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o