yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to throw open; to leave open
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
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.
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
because of; owing to; due to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible