January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
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
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
how; in what way; how about; questionable
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial