to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
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.
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
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
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
at least; at most; (even) just
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)