doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ultimate; final; last; eventual
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
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
originally; by nature; from the start
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)