my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
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
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
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 cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
filtration; filtering; percolation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
adds force or indicates command
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry