minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
near; close; beside; third person
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
image; figure; figure; form; image
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
do-or-die game; crucial contest
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unit; (musical) group; band
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
time; hour; period; class
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through