mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
tuck (clothing, sewing); tuck (diving, gymnastics)
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
senior master sergeant (JASDF)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
training; drill; practice; discipline
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
occupational therapist; OT; overtime; Old Testament
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
stress relief; getting rid of stress
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pi (Greek letter); pi (constant); pi (product notation)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself