promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
like this; this sort; this way
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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 seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
again; once more; a second time
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
try-hard award; consolation prize
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy