nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it's been a long time; long time no see
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; talk; discussion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
don't you think?; indicates question
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)