yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific affix; honorific prefix
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
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 kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
then; well; so; well then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...