mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
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
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
family; members of a family
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
first shrine visit of New Year
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; thereupon; because of that
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
serious; not joking; straight
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
society; the world; the times