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.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
adds force or indicates command
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, 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
name; given name; first name
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
how; in what way; by what means
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to recall; to remember; to recollect
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk