step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
company president; manager; director
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 attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such