indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hairdresser; hairdressing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
society; the world; the times
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
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; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
people; citizens; subjects; folk
master; teacher; stable master
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do