thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
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
ago; since; before; previous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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 drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic