last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
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
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
consecutive victories; series of victories
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
together; at the same time; same; identical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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.