to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
famous sword; excellent sword
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
offender; criminal; culprit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
adds force or indicates command
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker