voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in name only; titular; nominal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to show signs of; to appear
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")