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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
occupation; calling; livelihood
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
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
don't you think?; indicates question
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
two persons; two people; pair; couple
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
predation; eating prey; preying upon
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
of tender years; very young
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing