best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 cease; to stop; to be over
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just because; even if; even though
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that