all present; all concerned; all of us
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
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
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore