indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
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 give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
planning; project; plan; design
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh