loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
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
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force or indicates command
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many people; a number of people
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression