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
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
while; during; while; although; all; both
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one day; (on) a certain day
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth