ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest