to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
Ichikawa Ebizou (1977.12.6-)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be found; to be discovered
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to try all possible means
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently