to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (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 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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in one's own way or style