imperial envoy; imperial messenger
murder; killing; murderer
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
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
failure; mistake; blunder
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to employ; to hire; to charter
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command