man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
catfight; fight between women
Japan's best; number one in Japan
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
almost every day; almost daily
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...