wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
counter for wheels and flowers
(social) position; status
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
now; the present time; just now; another; more
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then