to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to mix; to stir; to blend
danger; peril; hazard; risk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
many problems; various problems
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen