votive picture (originally of horse)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in that way; thus; so; so?
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
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
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
private affairs; personal matter
headquarters; head office; main office
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
any more; any further; any better; any longer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be conspicuous; to stand out
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow