shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
Takahashi Shigeo (1976.1.28-)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
will not do; do not; does not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
then; well; so; well then
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)