amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
taste; palate; sense of taste
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
rather; better; instead; if anything
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to revere; to respect; to worship
at once; immediately; right now
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
meditation; contemplation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently