indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
daily wages; payment by the day
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cancelled because of rain; wash out
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.