announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
surgery (branch of medicine); department of surgery
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
spring water; clear (pure) water
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
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
then; well; so; well then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
drawing blood; collecting blood
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
physical condition; state of health; shape
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to change (one's clothes)