to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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 bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this family; we; this house
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to send or direct a person to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
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
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
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)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one's own child; one's own children
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)