elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
death penalty; capital punishment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
government; administration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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