at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
advanced level; high grade; senior
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; at the same time; same; identical
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender