tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
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
bento; Japanese box lunch
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
third stage; three stages
bento; Japanese box lunch
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
title; index; heading; headline; caption
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
lost article; something forgotten
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
every person; each one; everybody
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
complete collection; large collection; complete works
restaurant with only set meals
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
maid; helper; help; assistance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar