to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
distinguished service; meritorious service
president (of a society); chairman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
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.
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all