star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
counter for books; volume
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
why; how; for what reason
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rival; competitor; competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course