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
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
consequence; outcome; result; blame
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
island in a pond or river
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
blunder; slip; error; error
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
in that way; thus; so; so?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in the same way as; just like
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back