secretary (government); director; chief
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
how; in what way; how about
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
adds force or indicates command
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...