what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; this sort of; like this
form; shape; figure; visage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour