to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ongoing; in progress; afoot
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
suffix for familiar person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age