tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
difficult to ...; hard to ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
of course; certainly; naturally
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move