genuine article; real thing; real deal
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
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.
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cartoon-character costume
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
major cleanup; spring cleaning
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant