to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
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.
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
street stall; stand; booth
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
special; particular; peculiar; unique
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(social) class; rank; grade
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
author; writer; novelist; artist
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
groundless rumor; groundless rumour; false report
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself