honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
something like ...; something called ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existence; being; presence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")