swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
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 catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
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
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bakery; baker; pastry shop
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become