senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
then; well; so; well then
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suffix for familiar person
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
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.
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
from now; from this moment; henceforth
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation