pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays