adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to order; to command; to appoint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!