talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; notwithstanding; although
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 think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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, now Tokyo); Yedo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...