ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
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
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
when you get to the destination
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
please (give me); please (do for me)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
president (of a society); chairman
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million