-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; how about
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
they; those guys; those fellows
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
elevated (structure); overhead
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement