ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unexpected meeting; coincidence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such; like that; that sort of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
older sister; lass; young lady
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
how; in what way; how about
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
the way back; the way home; return trip
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)