- (exp) (volitional form of verb + ga) regardless of; whether (or not)[edict]
- (adj-pn) (See 様だ) like; similar to[edict]
- (exp) (1) in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); (2) hoping or wishing for something; (P)[edict]
- (int) alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay; (P)[edict]
- (v5u,vi) to get drunk; to become intoxicated; (P)[edict]
- (n-suf,n) (1) (uk) (See 様だ) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ...; looking ...; (2) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ...; method of ...ing; (3) (usu. after a noun) form; style; design; (4) (usu. after a noun) like; similar to; (n) (5) thing (thought or spoken); (P)[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) task; business; (2) use; duty; service; (3) (See 用を足す) call of nature; excretion; (P)[edict]
- (suf,ctr) (1) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (2) (arch) counter for boats[edict]
- (n) (1) cornerstone; main point; keystone; (2) requirement; need; (adj-f) (3) necessary; required[edict]
- (n) (1) (ant[edict]
- (adv) (1) (uk) (See 良く・1) well; properly; skillfully; (2) (See 良く・2) often[edict]
- (adj-t,adv-to) (See 杳として) dark; ununderstood; unknown[edict]
- (n) (uk) carbuncle[edict]
- (prt) (1) (usu. ね) (sentence end) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; (int) (2) (usu. ねえ) hey; come on; (P)[edict]
- (exp) (See ねばならない) if not ... (negative conditional)[edict]
- (n) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (P)[edict]
- (n) first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)[edict]
- (int) (1) hey!; oi!; (2) (おい only) (ksb[edict]
- (int) (abbr) (See お早う) Good morning!; Hi![edict]
- (n) (1) (abbr) (col) (See 味噌) miso (usu. said by housewives); (2) miso soup[edict]
- (conj,int,n) oh!; oh?; my!; (P)[edict]
- (n) (from 拝み) (See 御嶽・うたき) (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove[edict]
- (n) cord; strap; thong; (P)[edict]
- (pref) (1) (See 小川) small; narrow; (2) (See 小野) familiar prefix; (3) (See 小暗い) slightly; a bit[edict]
- (n) (1) tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; (2) slope at the foot of a mountain; (P)[edict]
- (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) body; physique; posture; (2) shape; form; style; (3) substance; identity; reality; (4) {math} field; (ctr) (5) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)[edict]
- (n,conj) (1) opposite; opposition; (2) versus; vs; (3) to (i.e. "we won the game five to three"); (4) equal footing; equal terms; (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...; (P)[edict]
- (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (P)[edict]
- (n,n-suf) {ling} (See ボイス) voice[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) party; group; crew; team; body; (2) company (of troops); corps; unit; squad[edict]
- (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)[edict]
- (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P)[edict]
- (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P)[edict]
- (n) (See スラグ) slag[edict]
- (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P)[edict]
- (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.)[edict]
- (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)[edict]
- (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)[edict]