thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
defense; defence; protection
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
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
story; tale; talk; discussion
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suddenly; all of a sudden
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one day; (on) a certain day
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny