you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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.
fields (of rice and other crops)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; how about
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
war; fighting; fierce competition
every place; various places
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Japanese person; Japanese people
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) so much; (not) that much
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
another thing; exception; special case
to repeat; to do something over again
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme