soon; shortly; nearly; almost
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at once; there and then; immediately
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in that way; thus; so; so?
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!