hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by myself; in person; by oneself