noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
adds force or indicates command
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
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
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
master; teacher; stable master
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be needed; to be wanted
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
prohibition; inhibition; ban
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt