pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
please (give me); please (do for me)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
elegance; taste; refinement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that