prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
21st day of the month; 21 days
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
US military; United States Armed Forces
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
even though; despite; when
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
suffix for familiar person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
soon; shortly; nearly; almost