shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
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
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
only; merely; but; no more than
second day of the month; two days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
suddenly; all of a sudden
major earthquake; large earthquake
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
president (of a society); chairman
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
adds force or indicates command
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of