prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't you think?; indicates question
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
upper half of the body; upper body
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on