still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 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; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
while; during; while; although; all; both
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
emperor (of Japan); mikado
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
is something that; is that which
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stingy; cheap; very frugal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence