-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
existence; being; presence
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
professional killer; hit man
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last