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!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
consequence; outcome; result; blame
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
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 insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
president (of a society); chairman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; to interpret; to understand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?