at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to order; to command; to appoint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(some) more; even more; longer; further
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
younger people; future generations
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so