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; 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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
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
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
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
it is not (like that) either
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.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
adds force or indicates command