idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
overseas assignment; overseas posting
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
electrical machinery; appliances
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
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.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one more time; once more; once again
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she