indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
because of; owing to; due to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
surroundings; environs; circumference
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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 harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strength; power; proficiency; ability
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
life; living; I; me; student
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety