eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
moron; idiot; stupid person
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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.
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question