Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
by means of; due to; because of; according to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
company president; manager; director
Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China)
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance