hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
casualties; the killed and wounded
several people; a few people
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force or indicates command
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
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.
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)