to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
two persons; two people; pair; couple
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
suffix for familiar person
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
100,000; hundred thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon