mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
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
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
chief; main; principal; major
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
comparatively; relatively
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Sega (abbr: Service Games)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
will not do; do not; does not
second-year student; biennial
association of like-minded people
president (of a society); chairman
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda