second month of the lunar calendar; February
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
all right; let's do this!; you got it!; it's here!; finally!; boom!
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
of course; certainly; naturally
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
brave; courageous; vigorous; enthusiastic; mighty; firm