red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
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
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
piece; fragment; one (object)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
preparation; arrangements
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)