indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to flare up; to burst into flames
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
for example; for instance; e.g.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
had better ...; had better not ...
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as