woman; female; feminine gender
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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 give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
Hikawa Kiyoshi (1977.9.6-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
suffix for familiar person
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be found; to be discovered
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects