be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
arm; skill; efforts; ability
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
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 sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
now; the present time; just now; another; more
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
preparation; arrangements
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
professional killer; hit man
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then