indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
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 act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
continuation; succession; series; continuous
robbery; robbery case; burglary
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration