yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dry riverbed; river beach
one grain; one drop; one bead
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to be conspicuous; to stand out
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
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
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone