death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
graduate; alumnus; alumna
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
first generation; founder
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
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.
they; those guys; those fellows
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
older sister; lass; young lady
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?