this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force or indicates command
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back