sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
professional killer; hit man
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tone (of voice); manner of talking
because of; owing to; due to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of