children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
now; the present time; just now; another; more
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
honorific/polite/humble prefix
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening