man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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 dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
please (give me); please (do for me)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o