this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
God; god; ace; king; superior 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
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
orders; instructions; directive; command
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?