new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in that way; thus; so; so?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker