choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
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
aptitude; aptness; suitability
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 be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
young greens; young herbs
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
again; once more; a second time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start