indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
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 lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one eye; one of one's eyes
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of