truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
light; right; right field; right fielder
Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o