headquarters; head office; main office
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
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 get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
stupid brat; son of a bitch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sorry; excuse me; thank you
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
called; known as; that; to say
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
please (give me); please (do for me)