indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
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 rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
offender; criminal; culprit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
beyond that point; after that