ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in that way; thus; so; so?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
really; truly; indeed; good grief
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
how; in what way; how about; questionable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole