truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
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
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
double; twice (as much); twofold
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
adds force or indicates command
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (1928.5.8-1987.8.5)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down