particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
due form; official; formality
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to pass (of time); to elapse
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
one more time; once more; once again
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
suffix for familiar person
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts