target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to feel; to sense; to experience
adds force or indicates command
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how; in what way; how about
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.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey