yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
failure; mistake; blunder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
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
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to this extent; to this degree; this much
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
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 cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!