to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
such ... as; or some such
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to force one's way through
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
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
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 check; to stop; to keep back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
great swordsman; master fencer
rather; better; instead; if anything
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style