idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
now; the present time; just now; another; more
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)