yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
outward appearance; looks
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
... years old; age (of) ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
double; twice (as much); twofold
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...