night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
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 be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
suffix for familiar person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker