indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
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.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
meal ticket; meal voucher
yen (currency of Japan); circle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
common people; ordinary people; masses
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization