ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
last night; yesterday evening
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
wheat straw; barley straw
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
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 take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance