prefix for forming ordinal numbers
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just past noon; afternoon
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to examine someone's expression
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?