indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to employ; to hire; to charter
I see; that's right; indeed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
murder; killing; murderer
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
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 attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
phantom; vision; illusion