to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
woman; female; feminine gender
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
suffix for familiar person
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
man; male; masculine gender
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis