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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
professional killer; hit man
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!