Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
white stone; white (go pieces)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
how; in what way; how about
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.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)