indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
best regards; please take care of; please do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!