you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
nata de coco; coconut gel
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(dead) body; corpse; remains
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
extremely; very; really; super; so
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
murder for insurance money
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry