to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
that is to say; so that means
to shake; to sway; to waver
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
congratulation; celebration
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 make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good