brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
educational institution; school; academy; campus
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
suffix for familiar person
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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 recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
just because; even if; even though
to look down on; to condescend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not caring; not giving a damn
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that manner; like that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
daily wages; payment by the day