fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
and yet; though; when; in spite of
scale; scope; plan; structure
really; truly; indeed; good grief
everybody; every last one of them; all
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
spider's thread; spider silk
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(social) position; status
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)