to pass (of time); to elapse
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
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
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
name; given name; first name
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first part of a poem or verse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
image; figure; figure; form; image