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
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is something that; is that which
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
pessimism; disappointment
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
thought; consideration; thinking
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane