indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
other; another; over; more than; I; me
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
certainly; surely; definitely
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be silent; to say nothing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of