tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
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 tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
like this; in this way; as you see
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)