liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unique; peculiar; singular
control; management (e.g. of a business)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
you (plural); all of you; you all
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
to detain; to take into custody
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
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.
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
drawing a sword; drawn sword
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship