what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
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.
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
how; in what way; how about
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.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
petty underling; small fry
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that's the way it is; such is life
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hook (high point of a song); chorus
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight