riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honour; honor; glory; privilege
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
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 jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
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
a few years ago; some years back
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
genius; prodigy; natural gift
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
again; once more; a second time
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
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.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate