elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
suffix for familiar person
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
research institute; (research) laboratory
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
president (of a society); chairman
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to turn against; to become an enemy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on