ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mysterious thief; phantom thief
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
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 go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
limbs; arms and legs; body
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
technique; art; skill; move
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely