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
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
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 refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
as (for); for; in the capacity of
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
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.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
because of; owing to; due to
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)