to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
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 like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...