a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
counter for wheels and flowers
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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 go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so