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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three; three years of age
occurrence; happening; incident; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ankh (hieroglyphic symbol for life)
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 take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
surveillance camera; security camera
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(police) detective; criminal matter
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart