bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient