to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do