to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and yet; though; when; in spite of
rebel; traitor; insurgent
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place of execution; execution site
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
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 stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
individual; private person; personal; private
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
justice; fairness; impartiality
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work