strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to order; to command; to appoint
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style