tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
every person; each one; everybody
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
complete collection; large collection; complete works
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
restaurant that only serves set meals
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
maid; helper; help; assistance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar