spring day; spring sunlight
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to collect; to assemble; to gather
third day of the month; three days
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
suffix for familiar person
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see