what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Namiki Michiko (1921.9.30-2001.4.7)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
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 resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
study; research; investigation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible