Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
continuation; succession; series
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
company; corporation; workplace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)