living person; the living
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
to accept; to receive; to agree
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that way; thus; so; so?
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
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.)
murder; killing; murderer