[nai] (aux-adj) (1) not (verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation); (suf, adj-i) (2) (See 忙しない) emphatic suffix (used after the root of an adjective); (P) #27
[kamo] (prt) (abbr) (See かもしれない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly #807
[ちょうなん, chounan] (n) eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son; (P) #2965
[あたり, atari] (n) (1) hit; (2) success; (3) guess; prediction; (4) affability; friendliness; (5) sensation; touch; (6) bruise (on fruit); (7) situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go); (8) (also written as 魚信) (See 魚信) bite (of a fish on a hook); strike; (suf) (9) per; each; (P) #3573
[doumo] (int) (1) (abbr) (See どうも有難う) thanks; (adv) (2) much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); (3) quite; really; (4) somehow; (5) (in positive sense, esp. どうも〜しまう) (See どうしても) in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); (int) (6) greetings; hello; goodbye; (P) #4235
[ちょうじょ, choujo] (n) (may be the only daughter) eldest daughter; first-born daughter; (P) #5932
[すし, sushi] (n) { food } (See 巻き寿司) sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies); (P) #8005
[あう, au] (v5u, vi) (1) (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance) to meet; to encounter; (2) (uk) (esp. 遭う when in kanji) to have an accident; to have a bad experience; (P) #11591
[いかなるばあいでも, ikanarubaaidemo] (exp) in any case; whatever the case may be
[いざしらず, izashirazu] (exp) I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
[eejanaika] (exp) (1) isn't it great?; (n) (2) carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868
[おねがいできますか, onegaidekimasuka] (exp) (hon) (See お願いします) may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
[kamoshiren] (exp) (See かも知れない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly; (P)
[かもしれない, kamoshirenai] (exp) (uk) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly; (P)
[かもしれません, kamoshiremasen] (exp) (uk) (pol) (See かも知れない・かもしれない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly; (P)
[からといって, karatoitte] (exp) while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
[こどものひ, kodomonohi] (n) Children's Day (national holiday; May 5th)
[koredemo] (exp) even though things may appear this way
[ごめんください, gomenkudasai] (exp) (1) may I come in?; (2) (pol) please forgive me; I'm sorry; (P)
[するがいい;するがよい, surugaii ; surugayoi] (exp) had better ...; may as well ...
[suruyoroshi] (n) had better ...; may as well ...
[sounandesukedonee] (exp) that may be so
[sorehasoukamoshirenai] (exp) that may be true; that might be the case
[sorehasoukamoshiremasen] (exp) (pol) (See それはそうかもしれない) that may be true; that might be the case
[だからといって, dakaratoitte] (conj) while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
[doudearouto] (exp) whatever (the case may be)
[どのばあいにも, donobaainimo] (exp) in any case; in either case; whichever the case may be
[みどりのひ, midorinohi] (n) Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
[mosarukotonagara] (exp) (See 然る事乍ら) one may well say so, but ...; even more than
[やもしれぬ, yamoshirenu] (suf) (arch) (See かも知れない) may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
[アホげ, aho ge] (n) (1) (m-sl) (See 寝癖) long spike (or 'antenna') of hair, may do tricks (seen in anime and manga); (2) frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there
[インディアナポリスごひゃくマイルレース, indeianaporisu gohyaku mairure-su] (n) Indianapolis 500-mile race (each year on May 30th)
[game ; gamei] (n) Gamay (variety of grape)
[go-ruden'ui-ku (P); go-ruden'ui-ku] (n) Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan); (P)
[ba-doui-ku] (n) (See 愛鳥週間) Bird Week (starting on May 10th of each year)
[furu-tsudorinku] (n) mixed juice drink (may contain non-fruit ingredients such as milk or yogurt) (from fruit drink)
[me-kuin] (n) May Queen (potato variety)
[me-de-(P); meidei] (n) (1) Mayday (call for help); (2) May Day (May 1st); (P)
[rinkufuri-] (n) used on the web to indicate that people may link to that page or site without restriction (wasei
[あいちょうしゅうかん, aichoushuukan] (n) Bird Week (starting on May 10th of each year)
[あくほうもまたほうなり, akuhoumomatahounari] (exp) (id) A law is a law, however undesirable it may be
[あくぼくとうせん, akubokutousen] (exp) A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be
[あんぜんぱい(安全牌);あんぜんパイ(安全パイ), anzenpai ( anzenpai ); anzen pai ( anzen pai )] (n) (1) mahjong tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; (2) no-risk choice; easily handled person
[うそもほうべん, usomohouben] (exp) the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
[おうごんしゅうかん, ougonshuukan] (n) Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
[なんぴとたりとも;なにびとたりとも;なんびとたりとも, nanpitotaritomo ; nanibitotaritomo ; nanbitotaritomo] (exp) no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
[べくして, bekushite] (suf, conj) (1) (uk) as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; (2) (uk) though possible as it may be
[なつなか, natsunaka] (n) { Buddh } (See 夏安居) period during which monks may go into a summer retreat
[かくだいれんざせい, kakudairenzasei] (n) (See 連座制) expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime
[かつじんけん;かつにんけん, katsujinken ; katsuninken] (n) life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)