yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
back street; back alley; off-street
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
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to breathe out; to exhale
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
of course; certainly; naturally
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is not (like that) either
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question