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
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!