new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
victim; injured party; sufferer
in that way; thus; so; so?
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
affidavit; deposition; testimony
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
arrest; apprehension; capture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then