fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
heart; guts; nerve; central part
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 stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to pass (of time); to elapse
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation