indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
burst (tire, pipe, etc.); rupture; blowout; burst (radiation, signal, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
nothing but; except; no more than
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
perfect; complete; flawless
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive