bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
thousand years; very long period; forever
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
first cry of a newborn baby
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
birth; creation; formation
seventh day of the month; seven days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for