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
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that day; the very same day
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
harm; injury; evil (influence)
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that's the way it is; such is life
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for