various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that is to say; so that means
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
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.
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance