I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
personage; person (deserving of respect)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
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.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
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.
such; this sort of; like this
that kind; competition; match
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
so; like this; in this way
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle