minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; 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")
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
then; well; so; well then
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
image; figure; figure; form; image
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Johnny & Associates (male idol agency) (abbr)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
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
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
time; hour; period; class
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame