rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
castella (type of sponge cake)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
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
to be silent; to say nothing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
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 wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to turn towards; to point