important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
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.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be (that) as it may; having said that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
master; teacher; stable master
murder; killing; murderer
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
person with a bounty on their head
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
prize money; monetary award; reward
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)