Yodogawa Nagaharu (1909.4.10-1998.11.11)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
movie; film; motion picture
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become