prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
noisy; confused; uproarious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
adds force or indicates command
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
furniture store; furniture dealer
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small