party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pupil; student; schoolchild
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
student (esp. a university student)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
rikka; formal style of ikebana