operator; manager; administrator
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
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.
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
black-market lending; illegal loan