new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tenement house; row house
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
river; stream; River; the ... river
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
chief (of police); head (of office)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
review (of learned material); revision
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set up shop; to open a store
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
cartoon-character costume
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)