yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
three; three years of age
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
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.
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in the meanwhile; during the time
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)