showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
street; quarter; district; area
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
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
big man; large man; tall man; giant
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
adds force or indicates command
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sanity; consciousness; soberness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little bit; a little while
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago