to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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.
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
tragic death; violent death
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
blank column; blank space
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
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
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)