first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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 peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
business; trade; operations; sales
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to accept; to receive; to agree
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; close; conclusion; termination
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest