prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
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 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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
family; relatives; dependents; household
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
monolith; large slab of rock
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
as (for); for; in the capacity of
two ways; both ways; two kinds
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to spend time (on doing something)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
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
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university