beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the very best; excellent; superb
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
something small; something petty; trifle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 trouble; to bother; to annoy
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
situation; developments; outcome
power; authority; influence
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
please; somehow or other; one way or another
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present