in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
company; corporation; workplace
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
planning; project; plan; design
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
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.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
late at night; at a late hour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to