mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
three; three years of age
incident; affair; happening; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; the present time; just now; another; more
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
difference; variation; difference
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision