mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three; three years of age
occurrence; happening; incident; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
breathing of a sleeping person
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah