to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
all; entire; whole; altogether
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
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
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading