as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
prime minister; premier; chancellor
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
letter; missive; note; mail
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
first part of a poem or verse
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
just a minute; small quantity
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
emperor (of Japan); mikado
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
how; in what way; how about
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous