ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
father; dad; husband; you; he
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
breadwinner; biggest earner
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's