accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
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
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
adds force or indicates command
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not