bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
and then; and so; and; so then
voiced repetition mark in katakana
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
repetition mark in katakana
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing