Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
by means of; due to; because of; according to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
company president; manager; director
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
small quantity; little; little while; short distance