be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
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 ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
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.)
though; notwithstanding; although
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)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
the other day; a few days ago
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop