thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
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
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
suffix for familiar person
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
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.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become