indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in one's hands; in one's control
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; period; class
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
MI6 (from Military Intelligence Section 6); Secret Intelligence Service (UK); SIS
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
please; somehow or other; one way or another
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
don't you think?; indicates question
police; police officer; police station
cooperation; collaboration
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise