fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
president (of a society); chairman
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at