time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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.
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside one's heart; in one's mind
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in comparison to; rather than
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to fabricate a web of lies
mask; disguise; guise; mask
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance