counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
how; in what way; how about
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.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
adds force or indicates command
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
primary school; elementary school; grade school
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
suffix for familiar person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer