slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
old body; aged person; elderly person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
while; during; while; although; all; both
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)