terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
our country; our land; one's own country
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of