this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
ancestor; forefather; foremother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
hometown; rural township (of China)