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
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this occasion; at this time; now
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
such; like that; that sort of; very
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn towards; to point
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
well-known; noted; celebrated
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
professor; teaching; instruction
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to