official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
please; somehow or other; one way or another
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be needed; to be wanted
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
company; corporation; workplace
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please (give me); please (do for me)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
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)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
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.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)