father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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 bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mobile suit (giant robot in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
hostility; antagonism; opposition
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque