piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
street vendor (often carrying wares in baskets hanging from a pole); hawking goods; hawker
suffix for familiar person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lately; recently; these days
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
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 go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
line; queue; procession; matrix
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do