indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pick up; to find; to gather
innumerable; countless; numberless
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
particularly; only; in the case of
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such ... as; or some such
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
safety division; security division; public peace department