indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
front; frontage; facade; main
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience