tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
nth district of a town; nth city block
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow