as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
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
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
by means of; due to; because of; according to
group; party; team; squad; section
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pupil; student; schoolchild
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to cut; to slit; to cut open
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
worry; care; consideration
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit