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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
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
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such