that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
like; similar to; same as
instant; moment; for an instant
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
work; business; company; study
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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.
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
vicissitudes; ups and downs
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to entrust; to leave to a person
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
un-; non-; negative prefix
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
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
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
arbitration; intercession; mediation
dictation; verbal statement
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
honorific/polite/humble prefix