kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
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
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
considerably; greatly; a lot
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
adds force or indicates command
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
in terms of; from the point of view of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other