somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Dragon King; promoted rook
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
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 hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to collect; to assemble; to gather
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...