yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
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 pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!