ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
now; the present time; just now; another; more
shopping; purchased goods
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also