to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
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 back; to regain; to get back; to recover
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.
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
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
company president; manager; director
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet