pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
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
destruction; annihilation; extermination
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you