small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
retainer; vassal; follower
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 ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances