treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
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.
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how; in what way; how about
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
big snake; (large) serpent
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew