to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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 take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how; in what way; by what means
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to mix; to stir; to blend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on