pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
two persons; two people; pair; couple
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
match; game; bout; contest