yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
adds force or indicates command
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
time; hour; period; class
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)