opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
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 let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fight to the death; mortal combat; deathmatch
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
being very busy; busyness
military man; warrior; soldier
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 ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is that so?; I see; right; oh
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...