decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
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.
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
medical treatment; medical care
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary