hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be widely known; to be famous
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet