to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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.
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
acceleration; speeding up
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
in that way; thus; so; so?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
beginning; outset; first; onset
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on