ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to employ; to hire; to charter
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
these guys; these fellows
it is not (like that) either
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
adds force or indicates command
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
don't you think?; indicates question
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to mix; to stir; to blend
danger; peril; hazard; risk