teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be silent; to say nothing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not