it's been a long time; long time no see
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
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
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ago; since; before; previous
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
than; from; out of; except; but; more