thief; robber; burglar; bandit
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
convenient; handy; useful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one party; one faction; one clique
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more