let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number; number plate; license plate
last two figures of a number
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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.
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
box; box-shape; cube-type
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
river; stream; River; the ... river