human being; human; person; character (of a person)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
last night; yesterday evening
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle of the night; dead of night
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
diligence; good attendance
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
changing clothes; change of clothes
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 finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project