indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
meaning; significance; sense
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eccentric; crank; oddball
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
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.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
great commander; famous commander
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
name; given name; first name
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
height (of body); stature
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command