to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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.
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
please (give me); please (do for me)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry