to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
acceleration; speeding up
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
why; how; for what reason
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
beginning; outset; first; onset
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
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
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah