voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front 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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far