this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
staff with plaited paper streamers
Island; insula; island; islet
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
master; teacher; stable master
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few