in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
family; relatives; dependents; household
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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 soften; to moderate; to relieve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
inscrutable; incomprehensible