the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
counter for rules; rule; regulation
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
curse; spell; malediction
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somehow; for some reason or other
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...