warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
I see; that's right; indeed
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to face; to go towards; to head towards
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at once; immediately; right now
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence