tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
15th day of the month; 15 days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
several people; a few people
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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