life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
in that way; thus; so; so?
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
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
adds force or indicates command
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap