living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
silence (not speaking); muteness
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 desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
person being waited for; person who waits
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
frequent; densely packed; thick
honorific/polite/humble prefix