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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section manager; section chief
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to say; to be called; to do
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
than; from; out of; except; but; more
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress