to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
god of food (esp. of rice)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
high rice field; very fertile rice field
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
rikka; formal style of ikebana
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
23rd day of the month; 23 days
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
story; tale; talk; discussion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience