to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rope; cord; policeman's rope
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 untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
choices; alternatives; options
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?