border patrol; border guard; border guards
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
please (give me); please (do for me)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)