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
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
escaping from prison; jailbreak
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
arrest; apprehension; capture
(police) detective; criminal matter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one thin flat object; one sheet
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well