lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago