yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
group; party; team; squad; section
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
river; stream; River; the ... river
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
murder; killing; murderer
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
tool; implement; means; furniture
(some) more; even more; longer; further
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you