whistle (sound made with the lips)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
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
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
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
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to annoy; to cause trouble
master thief; notorious robber
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)