how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
phantom; vision; illusion
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
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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)
company president; manager; director
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
long ago; already; a long time ago
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
decoy (for hunting); stool
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively