this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
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 be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wild beast; wild animal; brute
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
desperation; struggle to the death
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
moment; brief space of time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance