interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
teacher; instructor; professor
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
adds force or indicates command
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to be surprised; to be astonished
to recall; to remember; to recollect
suffix for familiar person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
un-; non-; negative prefix
operation; functioning; running
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dealing with; coping with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously