what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
adds force or indicates command
to say; to tell; to state; to do
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat