man; male; masculine gender
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
good performance; good work; great success
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
promotion; raising of status
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
mask; disguise; guise; mask
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
investment; contribution; financing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!