chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be helpful; to be useful
selection; choice; option
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
though; notwithstanding; although
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
formal marriage interview
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it seems so; that's what it looks like
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix