halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
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