hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
man; male; masculine gender
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness