there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to smash violently; to crush
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to put one's strength into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk