no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
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
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
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 shut in; to confine; to contain
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
myself; yourself; I; me; you
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate