finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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 turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sales; selling; marketing
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
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
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
marathon; long-distance race
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back