beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
beginning; outset; first; onset
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
if it is (the case that ...)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
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 recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more