nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
welcome; (warm) reception
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
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 entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
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
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
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.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change