staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
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
speaking voice; talking voice
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
feeling; sense; impression
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
time; season; period; phase; stage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion