transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
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
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
way to shoot; how to shoot
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
evening; last night; yesterday evening
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
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.
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
while; even though; despite
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to stop walking; to pause
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to become misty; to become hazy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage