danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
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
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
information board; building directory
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pull; patronage; tug; discount
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
secretary; councillor; councilor
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
how; in what way; by what means
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 chase; to run after; to pursue
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as