to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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 abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays