to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tradition; legend; folklore
one day; (on) a certain day
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I see; that's right; indeed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all