ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
honorific/polite/humble prefix
welcome!; nice to see you!
to be needed; to be wanted
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
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
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
environment; circumstance
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for