man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pistol; handgun; revolver
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 stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
forcibly; against one's will
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
flour; meal; powder; dust
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)