water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
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
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in that manner; like that
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving