indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
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 send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
one day; (on) a certain day
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
vice; immorality; corruption
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to have an eye on; to zero in on
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)