this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shellfish; seashell; shell
that is to say; so that means
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
else; in addition; besides
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
glabrous sarcandra herb (Sarcandra glabra); very large sum (of money); very high value; 1000 ryō
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix