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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force or indicates command
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
action of making something; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
go that far; to that extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy