living thing; organism; creature; biology
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
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
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
self-defense; self-defence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
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.
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
what would (you) do?; what to do about it