finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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.
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's own child; one's own children
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to thrust down; to push off
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be needed; to be wanted
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to have an eye on; to zero in on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat