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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to carry (a child) on one's back
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recently; lately; these days
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hey there; I say; see here
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...