talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
one party; one faction; one clique
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take back; to recapture
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
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.
again; once more; a second time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
secretary (government); director; chief
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")