wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
adds force or indicates command
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
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
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.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
(one) letter; (one) character
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom