oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
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
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
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.
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix