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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
offender; criminal; culprit
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
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.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
by means of; due to; because of; according to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
now; the present time; just now; another; more
-less; lacking; non-existing
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)