now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
doing whatever one pleases
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence