hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
name; given name; first name
along the river; riverside
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
professional shogi player; professional go player
commander; general; leader
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience