opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
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 let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
being very busy; busyness
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch