recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chasing one another; playing tag
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
discovery; detection; finding
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then