indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
job hunting; job searching