the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...