examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
adds force or indicates command
Mazinger (titular giant robot of the famous Super Robot anime "Mazinger Z")
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
ability; performance; efficiency
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
power; might; authority; influence
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
weight (for scales); counterweight
don't you think?; indicates question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine