hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
existence; possession; having; limited company
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dragon god; dragon king; naga
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
president (of a society); chairman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?