particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to take a breath; to take a short rest
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to stiffen; to become stiff
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to brush off; to shake off
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
up until now; as recently as the present
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes