expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
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.
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
together with; same; both; all; including ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
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.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker