by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
special radio or television programme; television special
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.
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
estimate (of costs); budget
100,000,000; one hundred million
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable