to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
impudent; shameless; brazen
1,000,000; one million; million; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
10,000,000,000; ten billion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
suffix for familiar person
to follow another's example
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
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
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish