to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
bet; wager; stake; gamble
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
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.
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to chase; to run after; to pursue
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of