step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
owner (esp. of a business)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
company president; manager; director
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 attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such