aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
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.)
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
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; merely; but; no more than
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
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 pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort