to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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.)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
roadside tree; row of trees
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bank; banking institution
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
branch office; branch store
branch manager; manager of a branch office
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
by means of; due to; because of; according to