person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
god of death; death deity; Death
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; like that; that sort of; very
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
door (Western-style, car, 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
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
forcibly; against one's will
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish