newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?