first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come to an end; to close the curtain
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
end; close; conclusion; termination
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to prostrate oneself before
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice