steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
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")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy