at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
person who is ...; thing that is ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
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 untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
while; even though; despite