somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
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
witnessing; observing; sighting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap