to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba