prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in that way; thus; so; so?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on