this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
existence; being; life; survival
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a long time ago; long ago
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign