actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
government service; the bureaucracy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
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 take away; to carry away
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the other day; a few days ago
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bureau director; office chief
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
heading; headline; index; headword
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she