warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
lowly person; lowliness; I
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
boxed lunch eaten at a film or TV shoot
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
then; well; so; well then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse