appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
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
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
snake; serpent; large snake
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...