correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
orders; instructions; directive; command
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sovereign; emperor; monarch
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial