indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be needed; to be wanted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be found; to be discovered
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(social) position; status
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work