to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to face; to go towards; to head towards
adds force or indicates command
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in this way; thus; such; uh...
government office; agency; board
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be nearing death; to be dying
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus