to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to talk; to chat; to chatter
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor