pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
educational institution; school; academy; campus
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
money paid to the government
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
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.
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
young female rice planter; young girl
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very