that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to use and then throw away
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
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
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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.
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
duty; function; office; mission; task
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed